Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-03-07
THE LEGISLATURE.
The Supreme Court Bill in
Behalf 0fSiOux Falls.
Death in the House Of the Measure
for Woman Suffrage.


COUNCIL.
Bismarck, March 5-ln the "coancil
bills were introduced:
By Mr.. Martin, permitting county
commissioners to designate papers for
the publication Of delinquent taxes; also
compelling registers of deeds to keep
grantof and grantee index.
BY Mr. Hughes, to provide legislative
handbook. Also providing clerical
assistance for the territorial board of
educstion.
BY Mr. Grigsby, approprlating 1885,
O0O for current expenses of thu Sioux
Falls p~enitentiary.
By AIR. Washabaugh, requiring $50 IL
cense for o Chinese laundry.
By Mr.. Galloway, providing for a form
OF acknowledgment in conveyAnciDg in
struments.
By Mr.. Cain, repeating the require
ment for auditors to submit to three
newspapers the publication Of insurance
statements.
Tho council passed the council bill
authorizing railroads to appoint police
officers; also allowing $500 annually
each to supreme court judges for travel
ling expenses; also the substitute for
Hughes grain warehouse bill; also al
lowing marks and brands commissioners
IS per day; also increasing the liability OF
owners of vicious dogs; also the house
bill prohibiting the sale OF liquor in the
capitol building.
Adjourned till evening.
At the evening session the council
passed council bills pertaining to rail.
road corporations eiecting directors at
meetings outside of the territory, also
imposing a penalty on insurance COM
panies doing business without authority
Also extending the usury laws ever
Black Hills counties; also amending the
laws relating to the selection of Jurors;
also allowing court reporters 5 cents
mileage: also approDriating $140,-
600 for current expenses OF
the jamestown Insane hospital; also APP
propriating $108,oW for current ex-
penses OF the Yankton hospital for the
insane; also repeating a certain amend
ment to the charter of Elk Point; also
authorizing counties and municipal cor
porations to refund bonded indebted
ness; also requiring registers Of deeds to
make and continue abstracts; also
amending the time of terms Of court in
the sixth district; also amending the
laws relating to drainage; also the house
bill permitting cities and towns to lease
works.
The bill for the removal OF the SUI
preme court to Sioux Falls was made
the special order for Monday. There is
q Fair prospect OF it's passage.
The appropriation for the current ex-
ronoau ne tho A;nnv FoI1c Aaaf vorko
school was made the special order TO:
Monday.
A letter was read charging cruelty and
starvation against the management of
the school. No credenoe is placed in
the charge.
Adjourned.
In the house bills were introduced:
By MI. Mentzer, making informal
assessment valid.
The house passed council bills relating
to damages caused by railroads; also
court reports; also the educational bill
prepared by the superintendent of pub
lie instruction.
paying mileage for q committee to visit
aAontauH conccrAiuR pieuro- pueuuohla.
The afternoon was consumed in dis
cussing the bill granting suffrage to
women on MUNICIPAL questions. A num-
Der Of strong speeches were made in
committee of the whole, which finally
reported indefinite pnstponsment. The
report was adopted by 80 to III. So
woman suffrage is dead for the present.
Adjourned.